Rhd 2.4 S at auction

[9_1_1_S]

Gosh, the market must be hot, even brown cars are expensive.....

Hammered at £140,000 plus buyers premium.

[Steve T]

I looked at this one as well this afternoon in the flesh......

it is a very long way from being concurs or meticulously restored imo .....cracked dash .lots of bad paint, bad gaps particularly engine lid , paint blistering I assume due to underlying rust in places, visible migwelding , looked very rough top of A posts around the sunroof drain tubes etc etc

But matching numbers , engine looked very fresh, sunroof , original sports seats etc ............just well used with a nice patina inside.

Great as a RHD driver/project..............but the body needs restoring properly imo.

If £140k plus buyers = £161,000 is market price, probably puts a properly restored matching numbers car at £200k+ imo

[Ferry Man]

it is a very long way from being concours or meticulously restored imo .

Yep, I'm surprised to see it fetch so much.
It did have much to commend it but....

However it is now someones pride & joy so I won't talk ill of it but why didn't the seller fix some of the faults?
Those Fuchs were begging to be re-finished. A thousand pounds that would have transformed the car.
So many other easily improved areas too.
But hey, I'm wrong. The owner made little effort and still achieved an excellent price. A very good result for the seller.

I just don't think all 2.4S's are worth huge money just because they are a 2.4S.
But hey, I'm wrong....

[Steve T]

I guess if you have decided to sell then you have to just set a budget to spend and stick to it, otherwise where does it end and would the potential buyer notice or be encouraged by the improvements anyway, I guess is the dilemma .......the buyer may have bought it with the intention to do a 100% restoration.

A good result for the seller and as long as the buyer inspected it before buying it then he has what he wants at a price he was happy to pay ....

Perfect result for both parties.................. and of course the auction house

[MonkeyChap]

Even green cars with tonka toy bumpers and scribbly writing on the side seem to be fetching money...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1974-Porsche- ... 1423924824

Brown and green should never be seen.

[roger_hudson]

Can someone tell me how many UK RHD 1972 (E series) cars were imported?